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2005-07-28 Iraq-Jordan

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Posted by Steve 2005-07-28 09:36|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Can you imagine the fear that goes through Mohamed's mind when him and Adul are standing around"smokin and jokin"and all of a sudden Abdul's head explodes.Then Mo hears the crack of the round.
While watching the first episode of"Over there"last night,there was one troop that was very adept at"one shot,one kill".Did anybody else watch it,what did you think?
I liked it,no sugar coating there.

Posted by raptor 2005-07-28 11:52|| 2005-07-28 11:52|| Front Page Top

#2 One of the high points of my sons's time over there last winter was hanging around with a tank crew guarding a bridge in Anbar. They were frequently getting a few motar rounds in before counterbattery radar could find 'em.

So this tank is just looking around thru their scope and sees a truck pull up two miles away. They watch for a minute, and when a motar tube slides off the back of the truck, they take it out. They were also gone before they heard the shot!

Posted by Bobby 2005-07-28 12:44|| 2005-07-28 12:44|| Front Page Top

#3 "Reach out and touch someone"

Posted by mojo">mojo 2005-07-28 13:43|| 2005-07-28 13:43|| Front Page Top

#4 "Long distance. The next best thing to being there."

Posted by Shieldwolf 2005-07-28 15:13|| 2005-07-28 15:13|| Front Page Top

#5 I wish they had an elite unit of overweight, drunk snipers. I'd be there.

Posted by bigjim-ky 2005-07-28 22:46|| 2005-07-28 22:46|| Front Page Top

#6 just finished reading "Shooter" about the top USMC sniper in Iraq - good tale, glad he's on our side, and his proposed mobile sniper teams at frontlines sound like they're working

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2005-07-28 23:13|| 2005-07-28 23:13|| Front Page Top

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